Nadja - Queller // Limited Edition White Vinyl & Black Vinyl LP

Nadja is the duo of Aidan Baker┬á(guitars/vocals/piano/woodwinds/drums)┬áand┬áLeah Buckareff (bass/vocals) which originated out of Toronto, Canada. It all began back in 2003 as a solo project for Aidan Baker to explore the noisier side of his ambient/experimental interests and saw Buckareff joining in 2005 to expand the abilities of Nadja in the studio and also in the live setting.

Queller is the latest full-length to come from those humble beginnings. If you’re interested in ambient/drone style music that is well accompanied by more of an instrumental style of vocals… then this one is something you must check out!! The album comes in with 4 tracks spanning 40+ minutes in length.

This release became available yesterday through Nadja’s webstore and sold out very quickly. Today, Essence Music is putting the last available bunch up on their webstore, including some that are exclusive to Essence Music.

Available on Black vinyl and White vinyl options (White being the most limited), each of these vinyl configurations comes in hand silk-screened jackets with a folded inner poster.┬áThere are 2 choices for the Black vinyl and 2 choices for the White vinyl… (see details/photos below to more easily understand this)

Currently residing in Omaha, NE by way of CA, skateboarding is what really brought music into my life at an early age. Years later, it's the appreciation of how these art forms have independently and collectively impacted my life that really pushes me to support what's out there! From genre to genre one thing stays the same, that impact! Cheers!.. and long live the never-dead-format!!

As something of a vinyl & packaging fetishist, I picked this little beauty up too. But as a newbie to Slyvinyl, it's just come to my attention that a fair whack of these sales are simply going to retailers and resellers who then sell on for higher prices. "Selling out quickly" only means the record will turn up on Discogs within a few weeks at more expensive prices. There'll be six copies of this Nadja, guaranteed, average price $35. The whole 'limited edition' + 'urgency' factor comes to mean ... not much really. Though, true, if you miss the initial sale or pre-order, you pay a premium for your tardiness.

We do hope that the majority of this community is comprised of truly interested fans... people who can appreciate these pressings. Through any medium, there is guaranteed to be individuals who will purchase items to try and make a buck off of the "limited" quality. It's not fair, but such is life. Soon enough we will be opening the doors to an idea that serves those of you who are true to what we're doing. We hope you'll be as excited as we are once we bring the idea to fruition. Thanks for your input L. Spriggs!

I don't think people should be down on people that re-sell albums for a profit. How else is someone that becomes a fan a year from now supposed to get a copy if no one re-sells? It's no different then collecting any number of things that increase in value. Pez dispensers, comic books, depression glass, baseball cards, paintings, etc . . . I really don't understand what the big deal is.

For the sake of a middle ground on this, I think those comments are mainly referring to a mindset of: "buy the record if you really want it, not because you intend to save it for future profitable gains... having never listened to it." Indeed, if you purchase it, love it, and eventually sell it when you're ultimately through with owning it... I believe that's a positive intention :)